Prof. Wolff is Professor of Afro-American Studies and Director of the Doctoral Program in Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts in the United States. He has been visiting South Africa regurlarly since 1986. In 1990 he started University Scholarships for South African Students [USSAS], a charitable organization that gives bursaries to poor Black South African students at South African universities. Over the past thirteen years, USSAS has helped more than 1000 students to gain a higher education. In a former life, Professor Wolff was a Philosopher. He is the author of twenty-one books on a variety of philosophical subjects.